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1 Desirable Forages SW MO Pasture Standards Building Better Fescue Tim Schnakenberg Regional Agronomy Specialist Galena, MO Cool Season Grasses Legumes Tall Fescue White Clover Orchardgrass Red Clover Annual Ryegrass Annual Lespedeza Warm Season Grasses Bermudagrass Crabgrass Big Bluestem Indiangrass Switchgrass Tall Fescue Festuca arundinacea Durable Grazing Drought Resistant to Disease and Insects Cold Tolerant Cool-season grazing Easy to Establish / Available Seed Palatable Fescue Yield Distribution: growing season E.N. Fergus 1.5 Tall Fescue Yield (tons/a) Spring Spring Summer Summer Fall Fall Source: University of Kentucky 1
2 Hillside pasture on William Suiter Farm, Menifee County, KY, from which Kentucky-31' seed was selected by E.N. Fergus in The Downside Endophyte Toxic Fescue Source: Darrell Fransen Source: Darrell Fransen 2
3 The endophyte a fungus inside of tall fescue Fungus found in stem, leaf sheaths & seed Produces alkaloids toxic to livestock Alkaloid concentrations vary throughout the year Minimized in young growth Vasoconstriction Increased core body temperature Increased respiration Lowered heart rate Metabolic inefficiency Altered fat metabolism Reduction in serum prolactin Immunosuppression Reduced intake and weight gain Reduced pregnancy rate, severe reproductive problems Agalactia Tall Fescue Toxicity Issues Fescue Toxicosis - Endophyte Grass Tetany - Fescue Foot Ergot Fescue Toxicosis Management Fescue toxicosis is a serious livestock disorder impacting 80% of tall fescue paddocks in southern Missouri. Missouri beef industry loses over $160 million annually from fescue toxicosis. Managing Existing Infected Tall Fescue: Dilution with legumes Rotation to summer pasture Supplement to improve feed quality Renovation with Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue: Removes toxin for the diet and retains persistent qualities Seed can be expensive One-day workshops are conducted annually in Missouri Alliance for Grassland Renewal a partnership between university, private industry, and non-profit. E+ Pasture Nontoxic Pasture Source: Sarah Kenyon, Regional Agronomy Specialist, West Plains Chaparral for Seedhead Suppression Hair Testing for Genetic Markers for Indicating Toxic Fescue Tolerance Cattle have tolerance, not resistance T-Snip TM Testing $40 for 1 st test and $29 thereafter Blood or hair testing $10 coupons available from MO Dept of Ag 3
4 Tall Fescue Sources Endophyte fescue Kentucky 31 and others Toxic and persistent Endophyte-free fescue Non-toxic and questionable persistence Novel friendly-endophyte fescue Non-toxic and persistent Novel Fescue Some of the Available Varieties: Jesup with MaxQ BarOptima Plus E34 Estancia with ArkShield Texoma with MaxQII Martin 2 with Protek Tower with Protek KY+ HM+4 ADG - Mt Vernon(2yr) ADG - Fayetteville(2yr) Novel Endophyte Conversion Starting from a straight K-31 fescue stand Must eliminate all K-31 Fescue Fescue seed can stay viable 12 months in the soil Spray-Smother-Spray Corn/Sudangrass/Crabgrass/Millet/Teff Be cautious of where K-31 hay is fed Cattle can produce K-31 seed in manure for over 3 days Be cautious of moving cattle off a novel fescue farm onto a K-31 farm. Fescue Fertility Cool Season Grass with Legumes Cool season grass Red Clover White Clover Lespedeza Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec 4
5 Do you need nitrogen on fescue? Using legumes? Is the ph, P and K up to soil test? Am I intensively grazing? Can I cut hay on my pastures in May? Do I have more land than cattle to graze it? Does it increase the beef, milk or hay sold on my farm? Ergovaline Concentration Ergovaline (ppb) Rottinghaus et al., Leaf Stem Seedhead Nitrogen Rate (lb/acre) Use nitrogen fertilizer to increase forage at times when more forage is needed WA CSG - Cool season grass WSG - Warm season grass WA - Winter annual CSG WSG WA Nitrogen for Tall Fescue Spring Pasture Herd feed requirement Spring fertilization for Pasture: - apply nitrogen in early May - extends spring forage into July Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec April June August October Nitrogen for Tall Fescue Fall Pasture Herd forage demand Fall fertilization for Pasture: - apply nitrogen in mid August - increases and extends fall forage - less response; higher potential value April June August October Yield (lb/acre) Georgia Fertilization of Tall Fescue Fall Summer Spring 0 Sep - 0 Feb 0 Sep - 50 Feb 0 Sep Feb 50 Sep - 50 Feb Nitrogen Applied (lb/acre) Hoveland and Richardson,
6 Getting the Most out of Fescue Grazing Management Avoid over stocking Residual Height Rest Periods Rooting Depth It takes grass to grow grass Jim Gerrish Every Acre is 43,560 ft 2 of Solar Panel Undesirable Solar Panels Bare Soil Overgrazed Plants Mature Plants Weeds Management-Intensive Grazing Surplus Forage into Round Bale Silage or Hay Incorporates a grazing strategy and rest periods Quality & quantity increases Enhanced forage utilization Persistence increases Weed pressures may subside Percent of Rest Paddock # 1 0%
7 A Balanced Forage System Key to keeping costs down: Lower dependency on hay Warm season grass Tall Fescue Red Clover Stockpiled Tall Fescue Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Tall Fescue in the Fall & Winter Stockpiling Where our industry advantage shines Photo Credit Virginia Cooperative Extension Cheapest and Easiest Option for SW Missouri Farmers Almost entirely leaf Waxy layer on leaves slows deterioration Grows rapidly from early September until November 1 to 2 tons per acre with good management More fall growth than other CSG s Economics of Stockpiled Fescue Hay Cost $.80-$1.30/cow/day Cost of hay ($55/ton) + 10% feeding loss Stockpiled Fescue 40# N fertilizer + fall pasture rent $.44/cow/day 7
8 Case Study Stockpiled Fescue Quality Don Hounschel Stark City, MO (Newton Co) Standing Fall growth tested Jan. 1, 2017 Estancia Fescue C. Protein 15% TDN 60% Tall Fescue Quality in Fall and Winter Tall Fescue Winter Grazing Recipe ADF (%) Typical Hay Stockpile Dec Jan Feb Mar Clip or graze pastures to a 3 inch ht. in August Apply lb. of N fertilizer per acre in mid Aug Rotational or strip grazing will nearly double utilization Summer Stockpiling Strip Grazing Photo Credit Matt Booher, Virginia Cooperative Extension An option when you remove the hay operation off the farm Defer grazing through mid- August Allows for late summer/early fall grazing as the fall stockpile is accumulating Virginia Tech Research: 9 years of data Now: 280 grazing days / 85 days hay feeding Before: 215 grazing days / 150 days hay feeding 8
9 Strip Grazing Fescue High Tensile Electric Fence Fescue Establishment Polywire Polywire Water Source Fall Cool Season Grass Establishment Best time - True beginning of the CSG growing season - Roots get well established before the dry summer Drill late August early September Spring Cool Season Grass Establishment Spring is second-best time months behind fall seedings - Dry season ahead - Weed competition is great Drill February - early March Avoid tillage (except for oats) Can sow with spring oats Keep rate low! No-till A Reliable Choice Able to keep existing sod Conserves moisture Sod competes against weeds Greater success than broadcasting Less cost and erosion than conventional tillage Don t plant too deep 9
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